Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-09-22
MARYLAND NEW s.,

M citizens last 4 #kS
The Western Maryland Railroad is
doing large local business.
Maryland will send 1900 troops to
Philadelphia September 10th.
An effort is being made to secure a
water supply for Salisbury.
A new colored militia company has
been organized at Frederick.
The republicans have mapped out Il
vigorous campaign in Maryland.
Fifty candidates have been admitted
as cadets at tile Naval Academy.
"a meeting tepromote manufacturers
was hsM *Wetminster lastweek.
The lite James D. Mason, Baltsmofa
had his life insured for SIS, OOO..
Mr.. Summcrfield Baldwin has &C.
cepted the Prohibition nomination for
| Governor.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
will probably attend the State fair at
E1ston, Md.
Fire at Snow Hill, Nd. caused the
destruction of several buildings loss
about87.oO. 4
Westminster proposes to attempt
! manufacturing plant from taxation for
ten years.
A train was wrecked on the Gran
berry grade, b. & o. Railroad, and a
brakeman killed.
d. The house of }. C. Power, near Rock.
vile, was robbed and an attempt made
to set it on fire.
The cQlorcd cncampment bills
amounting to $3.50 have been Paid by
the Adjutant general.
Mr.. Charles b. Trail, of Maryland,
voluntarily resigned the position OF
secretary Of legation at Rio, Brazil.
| Four horses and four mules were
killed in the freight yard Of the West
ern Maryland Railroad at Baltimore.
Rev. John Alonzo Fisher, formerly
student at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, committed suicide in Californ-
liz.
Frederick Yost's barn, near Man
chester, Carroll county, was struck by
lightning and burned, with its con-
tents.
John Gielez or G,lOwitch, Russian
Pole, was choked to death by piece Of
cornel beef which he WAS trying to
swallow, and which became lodged in
his throat.
The September term Of the Howard
county Court has begun. A case is on
trial involving Il farmers right to shoot
hound while chasing Il fox across his
land.
In making arrests at II colOred camp.
meeting ut GAINESVILLE, Nd, Sheriff
Miller. of Montgomery, and Il deputy
used their pistols. Two colored men
were shot, one Of them fatally. The
sheriff was badly hurt.
Apples are plentiful in portions of
Frederick county, being sold in quaint.
ties at twenty cents per bushel. Mon
ey could be made by shipping them to
Hagerstown, the price here ranging as
high as eighty cents per bushel.
Mr.. John H. Harrisburg, Il wellknown
carriage builder Of Frederick, made an
assignment Saturday, Mr.. ]. Hanshaw
Marley being named as temporary
trustee. His Liabilities it Is said, will
amount to between $4,000 and $751;
600 ,.ssests said to bc nominated.
Gustevus Stucklauser, brewer and
saloon.keeper, of Cumberland, Md, be-
fore United States Commissioner Roger
Thursday. charged with selling beer
without at6xing the proper stamps on
the key. He was held in $1,000 bail
for hearing on the 23rd inst.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has refused to allow merchants going to
Philadelphia to the Constitutional Con-
vention celebration tc stop over in Bal
timorc on the two ccnt-a-mile tickets.
The Merchants and Manufacturers AS,
ISOLATION tells them to stop, and they
will see that it costs nothing add
tional for tickets.
Ross was hanged Friday in the jail
yard in Baltimore at 1913 pm. The
execution was conducted without Il
hitch. The condemned man made a
speech, saying it was hard for HIM to
die, when others who were partners IN
the crime escaped. He warned every